[game_preservation] Possible Quarterly Project: evangelism

[Andrew Armstrong]

Alex,

We have a wiki at wiki.igda.org, as a member you should have access to this.

I'd be interested somewhat in helping build pages/content but contacts 
are not something I especially have a lot of, although I could start 
some UK stuff and ask some of the others (who might be on this list) if 
they'd be happy to help or find this useful (NVA etc.).

Andrew

On 04/03/2011 06:49, Alex Handy wrote:

> I agree, Henry, but I think in modern terms, we'd call that brochure a 

> Website.

>

> This project sounds like it requires some Internets.

>

> To start with, we probably need a list of all the active videogame 

> companies. Does IGDA have something like that, or should we build a 

> list from scratch? We have a Wiki already set up at wiki.themade.org 

> <http://wiki.themade.org>, or we can all share a Google doc. Either 

> way, we can segment out the companies in such a list and divy them up.

>

> Some companies ya'll have obviously already contacted, and I know 

> Activision already has an archivist.

>

> Perhaps we could create some sort of marketing campaign, or meme? 

> "Don't throw it out!" or some sort of advertising-ish slogan?

>

> As for repositories, I'm going to speak to a few hosting companies 

> next week.

>

> On Thu, Mar 3, 2011 at 10:41 PM, Henry Lowood <lowood at stanford.edu 

> <mailto:lowood at stanford.edu>> wrote:

>

>     Alex,

>

>     One thing the SIG should try to do before too long is develop a

>     communication package on the issues involved, pay-offs for

>     companies that consider preservation, etc.   What in my old days

>     would be called a ... brochure.   Not sure that's the best format

>     these days.   But I do think that's a good target in terms of

>     length and attention draw.   And yes, I think that could be

>     finished in a quarter.

>

>     The next step would be to figure out a communication strategy in

>     terms of who contacts whom.  My own preference would be to take a

>     networked approach and have specific institutions or individuals

>     take responsibility for specific regions -- where they are more

>     likely to have contacts.   Also, I think it would be very useful

>     to organize potential repositories as a network, as well.

>

>     Henry

>

>

>

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